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<p>Let&rsquo;s live bold, faithful, victorious lives with a fierce commitment to live out and share the gospel of Jesus.</p>
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<p>We had an incredible Easter weekend at NRHC! We welcomed many first time
guests to our worship gatherings and saw numerous people choose to follow Jesus
as Lord and Savior! Thanks for inviting, serving, and attending.</p>

<p>I hope you were able to watch The Bible television series that aired in
recent weeks on The History Channel. We gathered as a family to watch the final
episode on Easter Sunday evening. We were left speechless, once again, at the
love and grace of God seen in the brutal death and victorious resurrection of
Jesus. His grace never gets old!</p>

<p>The part that fired me up the most was after Jesus&rsquo; resurrection when
He is the Great Commission to the disciples (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8). Their
sadness and grief had now turned to indescribable joy. After Jesus ascends back
into Heaven, Peter stands up and says, &ldquo;My brothers&hellip; we have work
to do!&rdquo; Jesus just defeated sin, death, and hell and the disciples knew
they had to get this message to the world!</p>

<p>We&rsquo;re a product of their work and we are a part of their work. If you
know Jesus, it&rsquo;s because those first disciples were bold and faithful. And
now, God wants to use us the same way He used them. The resurrection of Jesus
truly changes everything!</p>

<p>NRHC family, let&rsquo;s live bold, faithful, victorious lives with a fierce
commitment to live out and share the gospel of Jesus. He has changed us and He
wants to use us to change the world.</p>

<p>We&rsquo;re launching a very important sermon series this Sunday called
&ldquo;<a href="<?= url('media/series/2013/blueprint') ?>">Blueprint</a>.&rdquo; I hope you will make plans to be with us as we examine
what it means to be the church, not just go to church. Have a blessed week and I
will see you then.</p>

<p>Until All Hear,<br> Jay</p>
